Time and the Conways

Summary

1963 Granada Television production of J. B. Priestley’s Time and the Conways for ITV.

Theatre play

Time and the Conways by J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) [more information]

Play synopsis

The action takes place in the Conways’ home in Newlingham in 1919 and 1937. In 1919, the sons and daughters of this middle-class family are ready for life, armed with firm aspirations. Priestley then ‘fast forwards’ to 1937 and shows how badly their aspirations were fulfilled, before taking us back to 1919, to look upon the characters with new eyes.

Production history

First staged in London in 1937.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 29 January 1963

Time

9.15-10.45pm

Series

Play of the Week

Channel

ITV

Production company

Granada Television (1956-)

Credits

Producer

Derek Bennett

Playwright

J. B. Priestley (1894-1984)

Adapted for Television by

Gerald Savory (1909-1996)

Designer

Darrell Lass

Cast

Anne Brooks	Carol Conway
Helen Christie	Mrs Conway
John Colin	Ernest Beevers
Pauline Devaney	Hazel Conway
Richard Gale	Robin Conway
Judy Parfitt	Madge Conway
Peter Russell	Alan Conway
Sheila Steafel	Joan Helford
Frank Thornton	Gerald Thornton
Jennifer Wilson	Kay Conway

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

ageing

Print sources

Title

1914 Era Play Still Vivid (Newspaper review)

Reference

The Times, 6 March 1963, p. 13

Linking notes

passing mention of the production

Title

A Cycle of Priestley Plays (Newspaper advertisement)

Reference

The Times, 29 January 1963, p. 6

Title

TV Times, 25 January 1963 (Magazine)

Linking notes

article and listing, pp. 14 and 29